{"id":65293,"date":"2018-11-20T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=65293"},"modified":"2018-11-19T08:41:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T06:41:25","slug":"23-00-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=65293","title":{"rendered":"THOUSANDS OF JEWISH STARS HUNG ACROSS PITTSBURGH AS SIGN OF UNITY"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>THOUSANDS OF JEWISH STARS HUNG ACROSS PITTSBURGH AS SIGN OF UNITY<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

AMY SPIRO<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Artisans from around the globe knit, crochet, cut and draw stars to blanket city with love.<\/strong><\/p>\n

HAND-CRAFTED Jewish stars from volunteers around the globe have been hung up around the city of Pittsburgh. (photo credit: MINDY FENSTER WEINER)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If you took a walk around Pittsburgh this weekend, you probably noticed a new decoration dotting the city\u2019s public areas. That\u2019s because on Saturday morning, several dozen volunteers spread out across the city to hang handmade Jewish stars \u2013 with hearts in the center \u2013 all across the metropolitan area.<\/span><\/p>\n

So on Saturday, exactly three weeks after\u00a011 Jews were slaughtered in the city\u2019s Tree of Life Synagogue<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the worst antisemitic attack in American history \u2013 a team of volunteers spread a little love.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 1,000 volunteers from Qatar to California poured their love into their crafted, collaged, painted and crocheted Jewish hearts,\u201d wrote Hinda Mandell, one of the co-founders of the initiative, on Facebook on Saturday. \u201cEllen [Dominus Broude, the other co-founder] spent the past week \u2018bagging and tagging\u2019 these creations, and archiving the notes that arrived in the mail. I\u2019m with you all in spirit on installation day!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The two women founded the Facebook group several weeks ago, and by Saturday it had more than 1,000 members.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of this craft-activism project is to embed love into the Jewish Star (the Star of David),\u201d wrote the group admins. \u201cOur goal is to bring these Jewish Hearts to Pittsburgh before Thanksgiving, and to display them through Chanukah, the Festival of Lights.\u201d<\/span>
\nThroughout Saturday, members updated the group with stories and photos of their experiences hanging the stars around the city. Volunteers posted stars on trees, in storefronts, on telephone poles, at the city\u2019s JCC, at police stations, at the University of Pittsburgh, at Chatham University and at synagogues across the neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organizers said they will continue to accept hearts through Thanksgiving \u2013 November 22 \u2013 and do a second installation around the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIncredible helping to decorate this favorite corner of so many in Squirrel Hill,\u201d wrote Mindy Fenster Weiner in the group, sharing photos of her efforts. \u201cWhile decorating, people stopped to take pictures and children asked why we were decorating. That\u2019s the point \u2013 a beautiful moment to share the love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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